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Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections: govt

Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo

Newly elected President of Somalia and former prime minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, gestures as he makes an address in Mogadishu on February 8, 2017.

Photo credit: Mustafa Haji Abdinur | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Somalia is likely to miss a February 8 deadline to choose a new President after days of negotiations between the central government and federal states collapsed Friday without resolution over the disputed electoral process.

Mogadishu,

Emergency talks between Somalia's divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days before the President's mandate expires.